International Criminal Law: The Essentials

Highly respected educator-scholars Elizabeth Van Schaack and Ronald C. Slye highlight and summarize the major concepts and themes of International Criminal Law with clear, informal language in this concise paperback text.

Van Schaack and Slye provide a general overview of International Criminal Law that includes:

• a straightforward introductory chapter
• explanation and descriptions of the major international crimes, including:
  • war crimes
  • crimes against humanity
  • genocide
  • aggression
  • terrorism

• coverage of individual rights and protections and the major defenses available to International Criminal Law defendants
• references to decisions from outside of the usual Western canon such as those from African, Asian, and Central and South American source
• discussion of the growing body of international jurisprudence being generated through international tribunals, hybrid tribunals, and other sources

If you’re thinking about teaching a course on International Criminal Law, you’ll want to examine this timely, brief, and conceptually organized introductory text, written by two of the leading authorities in the field.